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DNR prescribed burns maintain, enhance green up

COURTLAND — Outdoor enthusiasts may have wondered what the bright fire and smoke was near Nicollet County Road 12, near Kuester pond, north of Highway 14 Tuesday night. The fire was planned and on state land by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Wildlife. This ...

New Inductees coming to MN Music Hall of Fame

NEW ULM — The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF) will formally induct six new members Friday. During a special Induction Ceremony Banquet Friday, April 25 Marv Nissel, Augie Garcia, The Castaways, Herb Pihofer, Mark Kreitzer and Myron Muehlbauer will be welcomed into the hall. Marv ...

DNR licensing app rollout delayed to later this year

NEW ULM — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ new electronic licensing system originally set to rollout in March is scheduled to begin later this year. Promoted as modernizing the issuance of fishing and hunting licenses and titling and registration of boats and off-road ...

Dubberly celebrates 40 years at The Journal

NEW ULM – The Journal recently celebrated a major milestone for one of its longtime employees. Deb Dubberly, the Business Manager for The Journal office, reached her 40 year anniversary with the paper. Dubberly began working for The Journal in April 1985. Dubberly said she first applied at ...

‘A win-win for everyone’

NEW ULM – The Brown County is prepared to keep Sentence to Serve going with or without state support. Tuesday, Brown County Commissioners agreed to develop their own Sentence To Serve (STS) program contingent upon Minnesota dissolving the program. Currently, Brown County utilizes Department ...

Electric bus plan detours to propane bus grant

NEW ULM — The long and winding road to Hermann Express Transit receiving two electric buses via state grants has been detoured. Brown County Human Services Anne Broskoff told Brown County commissioners Tuesday that the electric buses approved for purchase did not pass necessary tests for ...